800 year old Hook Head Lighthouse, County Wexford, Ireland

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The Hook Lighthouse also known as Hook Head Lighthouse is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. The existing tower dates from the 12th century, though tradition states that Dubhán, a missionary to the Wexford area, established a form of beacon as early as the 5th century whivh makes it is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world, and the oldest operating lighthouse in the world.

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Size: 5552px × 3640px
Location: Hook Head Lighthouse, County Wexford, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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